Bono and Chris Martin attend Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for (RED))

Bono and Chris Martin attend Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Mike Coppola

Image 2 of 17

The Edge attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

The Edge attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 3 of 17

Courtney Love attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Courtney Love attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 4 of 17

Actress Hayden Panettiere attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Actress Hayden Panettiere attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 5 of 17

Image 6 of 17

Gina Gershon attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Gina Gershon attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 7 of 17

Chef Mario Batali attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Chef Mario Batali attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 8 of 17

Supermodel Anne V attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Supermodel Anne V attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 9 of 17

Chelsea Clinton attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Chelsea Clinton attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 10 of 17

Image 11 of 17

Jenna Bush Hager (L) and Barbara Bush attend Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Jenna Bush Hager (L) and Barbara Bush attend Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 12 of 17

Gayle King attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Gayle King attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 13 of 17

Model Helena Christensen attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Model Helena Christensen attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 14 of 17

Danny Strong attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Danny Strong attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Cindy Ord

Image 15 of 17

Image 16 of 17

Christy Turlington attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for (RED))

Christy Turlington attends Jony And Marc's (RED) Auction at Sotheby's on November 23, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for (RED))

Photo: Mike Coppola

Image 17 of 17

Bono and Chris Martin help raise $26 million for charity

1 / 17

Back to Gallery

Bono and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin helped raise $26 million for charity by singing at a star-studded auction in New York on Saturday.

The U2 frontman teamed with top designers Sir Jonathon Ive and Marc Newson to put together a collection of specially designed luxury items, from companies such as Hermes and Apple, for Jony and Marc’s (RED) Auction at Sotheby’s in Manhattan.

The event included a performance by Bono and Martin, who joined forces to sing a medley of U2’s “Beautiful Day” and Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day,” with the Coldplay star playing a custom-built red grand piano which was sold for $1.9 million.

Other items featured in the sale included a storm trooper helmet from the Star Wars franchise signed by George Lucas, which sold for $245,000.

The auction was attended by more than 1,000 guests including Harrison Ford, Meg Ryan, Courtney Love and Hayden Panettiere, and it raised around $13 million for Global Fund to Fight AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

The final total came in at around $26 million after executives of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation agreed to double the sales figure.